But it is not just isis. Why this country is attack another group of terrorists you never heard of until now. Will air strikes make us safer or put us in danger on the home front. We have a busy program to got to. Cnn reporters around the world. They will have the late forest you along with our team of military and security experts. We want want to begin with breaking news. Terror fears in the homeland. A senior official tells cnn, khoras khorasan, comes amid concerns of lone wolf attacks. Lets get the latest from cnns justice correspondent, pamela brown. Pamela, good evening. What can you tell us abut these attacks and khorasan . We can tell you that this group of al qaeda operatives in syria, called khorasan had been on u. S. Officials radar since at least the springtime. Recent intelligence suggested the group was in advance stage plotting an attack against the west, europe or the u. S. , by using western recruits. U. S. Officials felt like they had to act fast to disrupt the plotti
Combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This Counter Terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady relentless effort to take out isil wherever they exist using air power and support from Partner Forces on ground. Welcome to the journal editorial report. That was president obama once laying out his plan for taking on the Islamic State. President vowed to degrade and ultimately destroy the terror group through a Coalition Led air campaign and support from Iraqi Kurdish and Syrian Opposition forces on the ground. Its an effort the administration acknowledges could take years. So is it the right approach . Can the president be trusted to follow through . Lets ask wall street journal columnist and Deputy Editor dan and brett stevens. Youve been urging the United States to act against isis for a long time. Now that the president finally has, pick up good things first about his approach. What do you like about the strategy . Very effective against an enemy tanks and rmerred equipment that
Already. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets get to the breaking news. The United States has now launched two Major Military campaigns, one targeting isis terrorists in the middle east and the other targeting the deadly ebola virus in west africa which has now killed at least 2,400 people. President obama says ebola is spiraling out of control, could threaten global security. Hell send up to 3,000 u. S. Troops to west africa in the coming delays. The United States will build Treatment Centers and train health care workers. Meantime, the defense secretary, chuck hagel, tells congress isis could pose a direct threat to the u. S. Homeland. And the joint chiefs chairman is now raising the possibility that u. S. Combat troops could take part in Ground Combat missions against isis. Our correspondents, our analysts, our guests are all standing by with full coverage. Lets begin with our chief National Security correspondent, jim sciutto. Jim . Today joint chiefs chairman general
The president says the United States is working with other countries to stop the horrific acts carried out by isis. Mothers, sisters, daughters have been subjected to rape as a weapon of war. Innocent children have been gunned down. Bodies have been dumped in mass graves. Religious minorities have been starved to death. In the most horrific crimes imaginable, innocent human beings have been beheaded with videos of the atrocities being distributed to shock the consciences of the world. No god condones this terror. No grievance justifies these actions. There can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. So the United States of america will work with a Broad Coalition to dismantle this network of death. That network of death, strong words by the president. Lets bring in jim sciutto. Whats been the reaction so far, how did he do . This is a president who clearly wants to lead. We didnt hear any of th
Im ayman mohyeldin. Alex is off today. Its high noon in the east 9 00 in the west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Developing news at this hour. Another winter storm under way right now that could dump as much as two feet of snow in new england again. Albany, new york got an early taste of what forecasters are calling a longduration storm. Snow is expected to intensify later today and could last through tuesday. Meanwhile, boston is still digging out from last weeks storm that dropped two feet of snow on the region. On the west coast, though its a different story. They need row boats, not shovels. The Pineapple Express is wreaking havoc on the pacific northwest. The weather system has caused major flooding. Mud slides and Power Outages in washington and oregon california and nevada. The Weather Channels mike seidel is in boston. Good morning to you. What will boston do with another two feet of snow there, mike . Reporter theyre going to have to try to figure out somewhere to put it